Question 1

if you found an elderly, but otherwise healthy woman dehydrated with swollen feet and kidneys starting to fail, what would you think first?

Accepted Answer

She needs help: And no longer able to take care of herself , then , if family is unwilling to take care of her , will find a long term healthy care facility

Question 2

please help me! i am having an itch attack! includes swollen feet & hands which are beet red!?

Accepted Answer

Emergency: If this is of sudden onset you may be having an allergic reaction.  My best advice is to seek urgent care.
Good luck.

Question 3

i have swollen  feet and red bumps on my  head with green pus?

Accepted Answer

This sounds terrible: and potentially serious. You need to be seen and evaluated as soon as possible. Make an appointment with a health care provider as soon as you can.

Question 4

can my daughter take anything to lighten her period which is extremely heavy and lasts at least 7 days she also gets very swollen feet and they get extremely red, she is not overweight ?

Accepted Answer

Period prevention: Her doctor can prescribe oral pills that can limit her period to once every three months to once a year.
She should take oral iron and multivitamins to prevent iron deficiency anemia.
Wish you and your daughter good health!

Question 5

i have swollen feet,ankles and calfs with red marks(not itchy) under the skin, they have been swollen for three weeks and water tabs did nothing ?

Accepted Answer

See primary doc: Pedal edema can result from ibuprofen and naproxen use. I have mainly seen it with Celebrex, (celecoxib) though. With your history of cancer, it makes sense to rule out a deep venous thrombosis or clot. Please see your physician for a doppler ultrasound if necessary. The fact that both legs are swollen makes that less likely. Still, it is best to make sure the swelling is not due to heart, kidney, or liver dz

Question 6

slightly swollen feet and ankles, red when standing, bulging veins on the bottom of feet. veins more noticeable/bright blue all over body. 28 female.

Accepted Answer

Normal can be ugly: You could have kidney or heart problems but at your age I would suspect that you have the sl. swollen feet ofter seen at rest in women.  Some of us have relish colored feet from pooled blood and the veins will swell as the fill from gravity. Calf muscles are the major source of return blood flow in the less , so use them and balance will be restored, Walk!

Question 7

my 18 month old daughter has a rash on her neck and around the outside of her mouth with her mouth badly swollen. feet and hands are itchy and red as well. what is this and what can i do to help relieve the pain?

Accepted Answer

Doctor can examine: Such symptoms may be due to hand-foot-mouth disease, a common childhood viral infection causing fever, blister-like spots in the mouth, and skin rashes (especially palms and soles). Hand-foot-mouth disease is not the foot-and-mouth (or hoof-and-mouth) disease of cattle, sheep, and pigs. The two diseases are not related.  Humans don't get the animal disease, and animals don't get the human disease.

Question 8

stepped on sewing needle found on carpet sun night.  as of today, wed its a bit red & swollen but i can walk on foot a bit better then in previous days. scared to go to my doc as i dont want to bring covid to my home have elderly at home. pls help

Accepted Answer

See below: I understand your reluctance to go out - if your foot continues to improve , then it probably is not infected - if it gets worse, or you develop any signs of infection -fever, chills - you should see a doctor - you might a an infection that needs antibiotics- Also , if you have not had a tetanus shot in the last ten years, you should get one -take care of yourself also

Question 9

swollen feet is fluid the cause.?

Accepted Answer

Fluid: Retention can be the cause.

Question 10

i ahve black swollen feet, what do i do?

Accepted Answer

Go to ER: Sounds like a serious problem that may be related to circulation or infection.  You need immediate evaluation and treatment.  I recommend you go to the emergency room or your pcp if can get in immediately.

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If you found an elderly, but otherwise healthy woman dehydrated with swollen feet and kidneys starting to fail, what would you think first?

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Please help me! i am having an itch attack! includes swollen feet & hands which are beet red!?

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I have swollen feet and red bumps on my head with green pus?

A member asked:

Can my daughter take anything to lighten her period which is extremely heavy and lasts at least 7 days she also gets very swollen feet and they get extremely red, she is not overweight ?

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I have swollen feet,ankles and calfs with red marks(not itchy) under the skin, they have been swollen for three weeks and water tabs did nothing ?

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Slightly swollen feet and ankles, red when standing, bulging veins on the bottom of feet. veins more noticeable/bright blue all over body. 28 female.

A member asked:

My 18 month old daughter has a rash on her neck and around the outside of her mouth with her mouth badly swollen. feet and hands are itchy and red as well. what is this and what can i do to help relieve the pain?

A member asked:

Stepped on sewing needle found on carpet sun night. as of today, wed its a bit red & swollen but i can walk on foot a bit better then in previous days. scared to go to my doc as i dont want to bring covid to my home have elderly at home. pls help

A member asked:

Swollen feet is fluid the cause.?

A member asked:

I ahve black swollen feet, what do i do?

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